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Migrant and Refugee Children on the Move: Keeping Families Together

Separation from family leaves children more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse not to mention the damaging psychological impact of the separation. Part 5 of 6.

Migrant and Refugee Children on the Move: Detainment and Detention

Rarely are children detained to protect them from imminent danger. Often it is a matter of administrative convenience or lack of adequate facilities. Usually children are detained upon arrival, for registration and identification purposes, or prior to being deported; they often remain in detention for extended periods of time. Part 4 of 6.

Migrant and Refugee Children on the Move: What Are They Facing?

Children often find few opportunities to move legally. Family reunification, humanitarian visas and refugee resettlement spots, and work or study visas are out of reach for most. Many families are also pulled apart by work visa only permitting the parent to migrate, leaving children behind. Part 3 of 6.

Migrant and Refugee Children on the Move: Where Do They Come From?

Protracted conflicts, persistent violence and extreme poverty drive millions of children from their homes. Part 2 of 6.

Migrant and Refugee Children on the Move: A Series

A child is a child, no matter why they leave home, where they come from, where they are or how they got there. And every child deserves protection, care and all the support and services they need to thrive. Part 1 of 6.

Born a Rohingya, and a refugee

In Bangladesh, Kismat Ara’s first days of life begin in a camp for refugees who fled violence in Myanmar.

Ayat, the Teacher

The story of Ayat, a 12-year old girl who fled with her family from Ar-Raqqa, Syria amid violence and who is making the best of her situation by helping others.

The Rohingya Crisis Is Worsening By The Day

The latest update on the plight of the Rohingya people, who continue to cross into Bangladesh from Myanmar by the thousands.

Nearly 400,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar in the last 3 weeks

Since August 25, more than 400,000 Rohingya refugees have crossed the border between Myanmar's Rakhine State and Bangladesh, and that number is rising exponentially every day.

An Agenda for Action

UNICEF’s call for practical action and public engagement to help protect every child uprooted by war, violence and poverty.

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